Ever wondered what a cat would do if it inherited $50,000? This interesting hypothetical scenario is debated in a hilarious video featuring Mister Ed, the talking horse, leaving the viewer in stitches.
Mister Ed was a sitcom that aired on television in the early 1960s, featuring a talking horse with the same name. The show revolved around Ed and his owner, a quirky architect, Wilbur Post, and was filmed and broadcasted in black and white.
In this short video, Mister Ed reads the newspaper and comments on the stock market’s performance. The talking horse reveals to the audience that he is glad he invested in ‘hay’ instead of the plunging stock market.
Soon after, an angry Wilbur shows up and complains about the horse destroying the newspaper. An argument ensues about the crumpled-up newspaper, and then Mister Ed directs Wilbur’s attention to an interesting article in the newspaper.
The article is about an elderly lady that passed away and left a large inheritance to her cat. She bequeathed a whopping $50,000 to her only heir- her feline friend, who remains unnamed in the video.
This ignites an exciting debate regarding wills and life insurance. During the discussion, it seems that beacusMister Ed is getting the upper hand over his owner. The talking horse looks pretty concerned and adamant that his owner should also craft a place for him in his will.
It is pretty intriguing how they trained the horse to move its lips along with the dialogue. The creators somehow managed to convince us visually, in a time long before computer-generated imagery existed. A well-shot scene and brilliantly scripted dialogue gave way to a hilarious clip that is still funny today, almost 60 years later.
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